tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27155002.post6519978193157338342..comments2023-12-30T12:04:59.353+03:00Comments on Code Yellow Mom: It's What You Say and How You Say ItCode Yellow Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16283426654179102400noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27155002.post-38027784663506191532008-07-30T18:21:00.000+04:002008-07-30T18:21:00.000+04:00Great save by your friend! A good way to deal with...Great save by your friend! A good way to deal with that situation.<BR/><BR/>I think some people just don't realize what their words do. One time, a man we know but aren't friends with called my son "El Destructo," and I told him, "I wish you wouldn't call my son names. It isn't nice to call people names." And he acted like I slapped him. He apparently didn't think anything of it.<BR/><BR/>Glad you got to see the monument! When I was there in 98, it was closed to the public.Damselflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139191935886860839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27155002.post-72337863497835164942008-07-29T08:33:00.000+04:002008-07-29T08:33:00.000+04:00Oh oh. I think I may have called my children monst...Oh oh. I think I may have called my children monsters before. Or, maybe I just thought it? Can't recall anymore. <BR/><BR/>BUT. <BR/><BR/>Even though I may think it I absolutely would not want some stranger to SAY it to my children. Bravo to your friend for jumping in with the right response. I'm not sure that I would have been so eloquent.The Amazing Tripshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13761348688069779544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27155002.post-5685783373094518432008-07-29T05:09:00.000+04:002008-07-29T05:09:00.000+04:00The nerve and lack of consideration of some people...The nerve and lack of consideration of some people is unbelievable. People really need to learn when to keep their mouth shout.<BR/><BR/>Props to your friend for speaking up.<BR/><BR/>And, I, too, need to watch my words and my voice ... especially when speaking to my kids!An Ordinary Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497066145696617241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27155002.post-21983488732073116992008-07-28T22:57:00.000+04:002008-07-28T22:57:00.000+04:00Wow, three cheers for your friend who spoke up and...Wow, three cheers for your friend who spoke up and said the perfect thing! I can totally see myself in your same position, since I've been there with my kids too...and also being home 24/7 I'd never call my kids monsters either. Too often people just don't think before they speak. Glad you had a great time anyway!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27155002.post-32486172653704162862008-07-28T17:09:00.000+04:002008-07-28T17:09:00.000+04:00Ugh. I know what you mean. I was talking to my m...Ugh. I know what you mean. I was talking to my mom at the beginning of the school year last year and she was telling me all about her new job as a teacher's assistant in a kindergarten class. She said, "These kids make your little monsters look like angels."<BR/><BR/>Wha? Ouch. In so many ways. And it was made even worse because during the whole hour long conversation she had totally monopolized the conversation talking about kids at her school in intimate detail but hadn't once asked how her grand-"monsters" were doing or what they were up to.Realhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13409276066439638851noreply@blogger.com